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no disagreement there on the price of the computer, but I'm shooting for self-containment since it is a steel fabrication shop & also of course concerns are more about ease of use & reliability than...

thanks for all the information all, it looks like this will be my big project for the summer ("after hours work")

that is if the wife and new baby dont need me more :D

well the Panel I posted has
multiple serial ports for rs232 and I was under the assumption that that was both the NOW and future in running CNC equipment, am I horribly mistaken? I know that my...

Finally got the go-ahead to update our Mill.

Right now I'm in information gathering mode/listening to other people's costly mistakes mode.


for the build
I'm Leaning towards using the...

aaaaaaannnd the screen/computer unit died, 4000$ for SWI to "upgrade" to something that might? work better with the same aggravations OR.... do what I've been thinking about all along, replace the...

thats exactally what I'm looking for, hmm, now to add a drill to my existing table, *ponder*

have extra solenoid port controllable by my program, I think I can run bearings on the bottom of the CR...

...Has anyone seen a Plasma table fitted with a corded drill... that was chucked with a roloc holder & abrasive pads to essentially automate polishing stainless steel.

I saw a video of it a few...

So our shop owner has decided that dealing with the smoke from our 5x10 plasma cutting via opening the doors & turning on the fans is a no go (about time, though his reasoning had to do with his...

if you arent running their latest software & willing to put down for a decent post-proc. mach3 is much better than simply "much better"

Case in point, BP with prototrak m3 - if I dont use the...

this is a fantastic Idea

(however much I would have prefered to have the gear-racks upside down & on the outside) >.<

yes the x & y motors are about 250 from torchmate

however

yes the proprietary motors you buy from torchmate are exactally what their drives & controllers are tuned for, in addition to that,...

Mike, I am curious to know what your thought is on my AVHC

Problem:
The z-axis motor invariably dives into the material AFTER a cut is completed, sometimes it will retract after the torch is...

the proto-trak m3 has its own proprietary dos only mini-built in computer, the interface for proto-trak m3 is counterintuitive and slow

I have, and have read the manual for the proto-trak m3,...

I have a bridgeport Milling machine outfitted with Prototrak M3 and what I'm finding is that milling simple contours etc is a chore due to the counterintuitive controls & lack of documentation, not...

hooray, I didnt break a bit or machine on the test runs, now to see about the actual peices....

rpm and speed are easy, its realy the volume (depth) that i'm most worried about, any thoughts?

So I am going to be attempting our shops first foray into really using the milling capabilities of our new (old but new to us) Bridgeport mill

It is outfitted with a Proto Trak M3 (dear lord the...

not a problem at all, their old motor still running the y axis, my new slightly different motor running the x axis, circles come out circular, squares come out squares, the wiring swap was a piece of...

after much to-do and heming and hawing I have it resolved thanks to your huge amounts of help.

Well, the motor, the wiring (in the compressor & compressor plug) was just fine, but the receptacle...

No fuses, simple circuit breaker for "on/off"

what has been done in order to supply the compressor motor with its single phase in 230 volts is to use legs 1 and 2 of the 3 phase and also the...

We have in our shop 3 phase 230 volt power,

We purchased an air compressor a year ago, It uses single phase 230 volt power

I hooked it up last year and its been working since with no...

well thats kinda what I thought too *crosses fingers that the substitution works just fine because I've got a few plates that need delivered end of next week and my plasma table is the only thing...

Well, I guess that solves one question (wiring-wise)

but all the rest of the numbers shouldnt matter then?

i.e. "close enough is close enough" as far as inductance etc?

Okay, So the bearing inside the Stepper I have is shot, I cant find the bearing so I have to replace the Motor itself, the company that sells the cnc kit I have says it's 250$ to replace the motor,...